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it's one atom away from being a deadly toxin!
Then you have enantiomers and they're the same amount of atoms but just arranged different and you're boned.
H~2~O~2~ = hydrogen peroxide, you will die if you drink it
H~2~O = water, you will die if you stop drinking it
"Margarine is one molecule away from plastic". Dog, please read an organic chemistry textbook once.